The Moravian College baseball team made its first appearance in the postseason since 1992 as the Greyhounds were seeded third in the 2003 Commonwealth Conference Playoffs.

Moravian is under the direction of head coach Ed Little, who has a career record of 296-301-2 in 21 seasons. He guided the Greyhounds to a 14-15 mark this spring including a 12-9 mark in Commonwealth Conference action, which tied Elizabethtown and Albright for first place in the standings, however, Moravian was swept by both schools in three-game series so the Greyhounds were seeded third in the tournament.

The Greyhounds last trip to the postseason was back in 1992 when Moravian finished 18-13 overall and 9-3 in the MAC Southwest League to win the league title. Eventual champions Johns Hopkins University knocked the Greyhounds out of the MAC playoffs.

Freshman third baseman Mike Sofka (Westfield, NJ/Westfield HS) led Moravian at the plate with a .369 batting average. Sofka had 24 hits this spring with 15 runs scored, 17 RBIs, five stolen bases, a double, two triples and two home runs.

Senior shortstop Luke Bricker (Kutztown, PA/Kutztown HS) led the Greyhounds with 31 hits, 25 runs scored and seven doubles this season, and Bricker contributed a .320 batting average, 16 RBIs, a triple, a home run, two stolen bases and eight walks. Bricker also made three appearances on the mound. He had a 1-1 record and one save in five innings of relief. Bricker led the Greyhounds in the field with 73 assists.

Senior first baseman Bob Frey (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) also had 31 hits this season, and he led Moravian with three home runs and 18 RBIs. Frey, who owns the school career records for homers with 20 and RBIs with 99, also had a .323 batting average, 21 runs scored, six doubles, two triples and 14 walks this spring. Frey also has the school career records for total bases with 215 and at-bats with 434, and he is second in career hits with 126. On the mound, Frey had a 2-0 record, a 3.38 ERA and six strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings. Frey had team high 201 putouts this spring, and he set the school career record with 944.

Senior catcher/outfielder Jeff Meila (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) contributed 25 hits in his senior season to move into third place on Moravian’s all-time hit list with 124 career hits. Meila also had 17 RBIs, nine runs scored, 12 walks, a double and a home run this season.

Junior second baseman Matthew Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst HS) had 26 hits, 19 runs, 15 RBIs, 15 walks, five stolen bases, a double, a triple and a home run, and he made 58 assists in the field this year.

Junior outfielder/pitcher Greg Peters (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) led the Greyhounds with eight stolen bases in 2003, and Peters added 20 hits, 18 runs, 15 RBIs, nine walks, three doubles, a triple and two home runs. On the hill, Peters was 1-4 with one save, a 5.76 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 25 innings.

Sophomore outfielder/pitcher Chris Clancy (Kendall Park, NJ/Bishop George Ahr HS) collected 18 hits, 16 runs scored, eight RBIs, nine walks, eight steals, a triple and a homer this spring while posting a 4-5 record on the mound with a 4.10 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings of work.

Junior outfielder Ethan Ordog (Roebling, NJ/Holy Cross HS) contributed 16 hits, 16 runs scored, 14 RBIs, ten walks and three doubles this spring while freshman designated hitter Bryan Wolf (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) added nine hits, seven runs, six walks, five RBIs, two doubles and a triple. Junior catcher Michael Young (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton Area HS) had six hits on the year with five RBIs, three runs scored and a home run.

Sophomore infielder/outfielder Adam Goetz (Dunellen, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) had four hits and four runs on the year, and he tossed two innings in relief this spring. Freshman third baseman Andrew Wayne (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) contributed three hits, two runs scored and a double in limited action while sophomore outfielder Michael McCarthy (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery HS) and freshman catcher Adam White (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken HS) each had one hit as reserves. McCarthy has added two runs scored and a double, and he has 2 1/3 innings while White has scored a run.

Sophomore pitcher Stephen Tomaszewski (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) was named to the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team and he led the Greyhound pitching staff with a 5-1 record this spring. Tomaszewski had a 4.59 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 51 innings of action. At the plate, Tomaszewski has one hit with a double and three RBIs.

Junior Brett Porter (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park HS) posted a 1-1 record on the mound with a 7.68 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings of action. Sophomore Daniel Wright (Reading, PA/Reading HS) tossed eight innings for the Greyhounds with four strikeouts while sophomore Andrew Wach (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) pitched 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Sophomore Zach Dimovitz (Breinigsville, PA/Parkland HS) saw 4 1/3 innings of action this spring while sophomore Michael Roxbury (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan HS) tossed 1 2/3 innings. Sophomore Tai Nagata (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) and freshman John Howarth (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) each pitched one inning of relief this season for Moravian.

The Greyhounds and coach Little have a strong nucleus back for next season but Moravian will need to replace a trio of players who have led an assault on the Moravian record books for the last four years.